What does the cryptic crossword clue "Beaten miner agreed with the police (11)" mean?

The definition is "police". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of MINERAGREED ("miner agreed") [anagram: "Beaten"] = GENDARMERIE; definition: "police" The answer is GENDARMERIE.

Beaten miner agreed with the police (11)

Guardian Cryptic #27445 | 13 Across | 2018-03-01 flower

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